Mechanism for determining the viscosity of paper-stock.



. S W. WEBB. MECHANISM FOR DETERMINING THE VISCOSITY OF PAPER STOCK. APPLICATION FILED DEC-l6. 1915.

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MECHANISM FOR DETERMINING THE VISCOSITY OF PAPER STOCK.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I6. I915. 7 1,201,402. Patented 0ct.17,1916.

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STUART W.-,WEBB, WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. I

MECHANISM'FOR DETERMINING THE VISCOSITY,OF PAPER-STOCK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STUART W. WEBB, a citizen of the United States, residing at Winchester, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mechanism for- Determining the Viscosity of Paper- Stock, of which-the following is a specifica-, tion. f

This invention has relation to, devices for measuring the viscosity of given ,bodies, and has more particularly for its object the provision of a simple mechanism for determining the average viscosity of paper stock as it is undergoing the beating operation, to enable the operator to produce stock of a given viscosity or density.

It has heretofore been proposed to meas ure the viscosity of paper stock by the employment of a relatively large lemon-shaped Specification of Letters Patent.

drag pendant in the path of the paper stock,

and of indicating mechanism connected therewith as shown in the patent to A.- B. Green, No. 1,125,017. Paper stock, however, is" apt to. vary in density and viscosity. That is, as the stream of stoc travels around the midfeather of the through the beating instrumentalities, cer;

tain portions of the stock vary from each other, doubtless due to the fact, that the center of the stream tends to travel more rapidly than the sides which are contiguous to the walls of the tub and which are retarded by frictional engagement therewith,

and therefore become beaten or disintegrated to a greater extent. Hence, when a 3 measuring drag is located at only one point ,My invention, as previously stated, hasfor its main object to measure the average viscosity of the-paper stock, and I,-accomplish this by" "placing across the path of the flowing" stream thereof a plurality of bea er and line 6'6 of' Fig. 1. section on the line 77 of Fig. 1.

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Figs. 3 and 4 show on a small scale a beater .with my device attached thereto, Fig. 3 reperesentlng'a plan view and Fig.4 representing a section on the line 4-4 ofFig. 3. Fig. 5 representsra section on the line'5-5 of Fig. 1, showing the drags being moved to an inclined position by the screen of the stock. Fig. 6 represents a section on the Fig. 7 represents a Referring to the drawings, 10 represents a shaft, one end of which is journaled in a bracket 11, securedto the midfeather 12' of the beater, and the otherend of which is journaled in a bracket 13 secured to the outer wall 14 of the beater' The shaft has near its middle and at pqintsflnear .its ends three diametric apertures in which arcinsertedthe pendant rods 15, 16 and 17. These.

rods perform the function of drags, one

being arranged each of the relatively sluggish portions of thestream of stock and the other being arranged in the cen,-. I tral or relatively rapidly-flowing portion of the stream. Of \course I may increase the number of the rods, if desired. Each rod islongitudinally adjustable, and may be secured in its receiving aperture after be located in diiferent apertures formed in theshaft, so that it may. be adjusted longiadjustment by a set screw 18, and it may i a counterweight 20. To permit its adjustment, the weight is apertured-to receive'the arm, and after adjustment is secured to said movable drags, no one of which presents" a large frictional area- 'to the stream, andall of which are connected to a, suitable .tuated or operated by the conjoint action. of all of the drags; y l I On the accompanying drawmgs', F gure 1 nisiTembodying myf invention. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation ofv the same."

- j-measu'ring device, so that the latter is acl arm by -a set-screw 21. The-weight is small Y enough, and is so adjusted that'normally the drags will hang vertically. A spring could be employed instead of the counterweight.

On the projecting end of theyshaft 10,

there is a peripherally-grooved Wheel or segment '22, which'is secured in place by fa set screw, so that it may be r'otatively ad-' I ustable thereon, and tracking on the wheel 1s a cord, wire or' other flexible member 23.

One end of the cord is secured to'the wheel and yieldingly resists the rotationja'of the I 13 a scale plate 26 having a graduated scale,

.thereon, and adjustably attach to the shaftl" and" the other is attached to one end of 9 .helicalj tension spring2 4. Said spring is-f I attached atits lower end to an angle plate 25'.

an index 27. The hub of the index is se-- cured to the shaftby a set screw 28, and may be rotatively adjusted thereon. A recording mechanism may be employed, if d.e-' sired, such for example as shown in Letters Patent to Green previously referred to herein.

In Figs. +1 and 5, I have shown an ordinary beater for paper stock, comprising a tube having the usual midfeather, and the beater 29, and back fall 30 by which the stream of stock is caused to flow in a continuous stream 1nv the tub around the midfeather. The beater tub is exposed to at-v mospheric pressure, as usual, and the extent to which the drags vwill be rocked about their common axis will vary with the friction of the stock against the surfaces of the drags with the-internal friction of the stock and the speed of rotation of the stock. As the viscosity of a given mass decreases, under the action of the beater, the drags will gradually swing toward a vertical position.

The operator, therefore, will be providedv also the density. of the stock, and the speed of movement of the stock in the tub, which latter is dependent on the density of the stock and the lifting power of the beater roll, all of which conditions'must be taken into consideration in preparing the stock for paper making, The treatment of the stock may then be varied by adjusting the roll relatively to the bed plate, and the propor- I tion of water to raw stock may likewise be varied, all, in accordance with the usual practice, to produce a uniform product.

1 Having thus explained the nature of my said invention and described a way of makand immersed in different portions of the stream and capable of limited movement with the stream of the stock, an indicator, and means operated by the conjoint action of the drags for actuating the indicator.

2. In an apparatus for measuring the viscosityor density of paper stock during a.

beating operation, the combination with a heater tub and a beater which causes a continuous flow of the paper stock through the tub, an indicator, a rock shaft arranged across the stream of stock and connected to the indicator, drags attached to said shaft and immersed in said stream of stock at points near the middle and near the sides thereof, and a spring connected to said rock shaft and arranged to resist yieldingly the movement of the drags due to the frictional engagement therewith of the moving mass of stock.

3. In an apparatus for measuring the viscosity or density of paper stock during a heating operation, the combination with a heater tub and a beater which causes a continuous fiow of the paper stock through the tub, a rock shaft arranged across the stream of stock, a series of drags. dependent from said shaft and having their lower ends immersed in laterally separated portions of the stock, a graduated scale, an index on said shaft movable along said scale, awheel on said shaft, a spring attached stationarily at one end, and a flexible member secured to the other end of the spring and also secured to and tracking on said wheel.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

STUART W. 

